Comparison

Topmost vs Personal Work Issue Tracker

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Topmost

Features
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Topmost is the simplest possible to-do list. Everything goes on a single stack β€” and you only ever see the one thing on top. Add something new and it becomes the top. Resolve the top and the next thing rises. That's the whole app: one thing at a time, and you can't hide from it. Most to-do apps let you hoard. A 40-item list isn't a plan β€” it's a guilt museum. Topmost makes hoarding impossible by design. No backlog to scroll, no priorities to fiddle with, no "done" pile to admire. Just the thing in front of you, and the relief of an empty stack. THE REWARD IS THE EMPTY SCREEN Clear the last thing and you've earned it β€” a calm, quiet moment that's the heart of the app. Nothing on top. That's the whole point. DESIGNED TO DISAPPEAR β€’ Pure, typography-forward design that follows light and dark β€’ A crisp pop when you resolve something β€” and a warmer one for the last β€’ Undo a pop whenever you need to β€’ Push and resolve from widgets, the Lock Screen, Control Center, Siri, the Share sheet, your Apple Watch, and the Mac menu bar β€’ Syncs across all your devices with iCloud TOPMOST PLUS (optional) β€’ Contexts β€” separate stacks for Work, Home, anything; only one active at a time, so switching stays deliberate β€’ Themes and your own reward colour for the empty screen β€’ Look back β€” a quiet, read-only record of what you've cleared One purchase covers all your Apple devices, forever. Family Sharing included. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No tracking. No analytics. Your stack lives in your private iCloud and nowhere else. Data Not Collected β€” and we mean it. One thing at a time. Terms of Use: https://usetopmost.com/terms

About

Personal Work Issue Tracker

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Personal Work Issue Tracker helps you organize your work and life issues in one place β€” from root-cause analysis to ideas and progress notes β€” one page per issue. A to-do app manages "what to do." This app manages the issue itself: the problem behind it. Lighter than heavy all-in-one tools, deeper than a to-do list. Solve your scattered issues right from your iPhone. Your issues are scattered across note apps, spreadsheets, and other places, so you can never see the whole picture. Heavy tools are too deep to use comfortably on a phone, and there's no place to jot down causes and ideas. This dedicated issue-solving app fixes that. Features: - See every issue at a glance: Filter by tag, status, and priority on the Home tab. Everything you're working on, in one view. - Go deep on each issue: Structure a single issue through cause analysis, brainstorming ideas, choosing the idea to adopt, and progress notes. - Your own templates: Save a section layout and reuse it for every issue β€” build your own problem-solving format. - Status management: Track progress with Not Started, In Progress, and Completed. Completed issues are auto-archived to the Completed tab. - Search across everything: Search not just titles but causes, ideas, and progress notes. Find that past idea instantly. - Look back: Review your finished issues on the Completed tab and watch your solutions add up. - iCloud sync & offline: Sync across devices. No internet needed β€” opens and records instantly, even on the go. Bring your work and life issues into Personal Work Issue Tracker and move each one forward, from cause to solution. β–  Pro Plan Unlock the full experience with a one-time purchase. No subscriptions, ever. 【Pro Plan Features】 - Ad-free - Create up to 5 templates (free: up to 2) - Unlimited tags (free: up to 5) - Unlimited custom sections (free: up to 2) Please review the following before purchasing: Privacy Policy: https://giversthankapp.com/privacy-policy-for-personal-work-issue-tracker-en/ Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/us/terms.html

Screenshots

Topmost4 screens
Personal Work Issue Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Topmost at none against Personal Work Issue Tracker's shown. Topmost also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (5 vs 2). On price and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Topmost sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year and Personal Work Issue Tracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Topmost ships an update every 2 days, Personal Work Issue Tracker every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 2 level
Topmost versus Personal Work Issue Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTopmostPersonal Work Issue Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days β€” betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size25 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDares Core d.o.o.RYOTA SUZUKI

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Topmost

Subscriptions1
  • Topmost Plus7 Days trial$2.991 Year
One-time1
  • Topmost Plus$8.99
1 purchases

Personal Work Issue Tracker

One-time1
  • Pro$12.99

Questions

Is Topmost free?
Topmost is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Personal Work Issue Tracker free?
Personal Work Issue Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Topmost or Personal Work Issue Tracker have ads?
Personal Work Issue Tracker shows ads; Topmost does not.
Which is updated more often, Topmost or Personal Work Issue Tracker?
Topmost ships an update every 2 days, and Personal Work Issue Tracker every 3 weeks. Most recently, Topmost was updated on October 21, 2026 and Personal Work Issue Tracker on October 11, 2026.

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